Blue Grass plant workers completed the destruction of more than half of the drained, containerized GB nerve agent rocket warheads, categorized as secondary waste, on Aug. 5.
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Blue Grass plant workers continue to be guided by the same principles during closure that helped them reach an internationally recognized milestone a year ago.
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Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, recently visited the Blue Grass plant to monitor the progress workers are making destroying components of chemical weapons.
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Remote-controlled robots are taking over some of the toughest work as the closure phase expands at the Blue Grass plant.
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The public is invited to comment on a permit modification request that, if approved, would add flexibility to the destruction of drained, containerized rocket warheads containing residual amounts of nerve agent at the Blue Grass plant while maintaining the strict focus on safety.
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The medical team continues to be ready to respond during closure activities at the Blue Grass plant.
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The continued focus on safety of workers, the community and the environment during closure activities has the laboratory team busy at the Blue Grass plant. “We’re as busy or busier now than we were during actual weapons destruction,” said Steve Downing, laboratory manager, Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass (BPBG). “The agent monitoring systems are still online
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A tool that was important during the destruction of chemical weapons is proving just as valuable for safety and efficiency as workers decommission the Blue Grass main plant during the closure phase.
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Stainless-steel containers used to safely transport chemical weapons from storage on the Blue Grass Army Depot to the Blue Grass plant are ready to be dispositioned now that the munitions at the depot have been destroyed.
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Blue Grass plant workers are training on high-technology equipment that will make the job safer when they start decommissioning the buildings and equipment where chemical weapons were destroyed.
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